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Gifted & Talented

Gifted & Talented

About the GT Program at Crittenden County Schools
 

Two students blow up balloons at a table in a classroom.In accordance with 704 KAR 3:285 the Crittenden County Board of Education offers a differentiated education program for students who are identified as being within the definition of exceptional children. Those children are identified as possessing demonstrated or potential ability to perform at an exceptionally high level in general intellectual aptitude, specific academic aptitude, creative or divergent thinking, or leadership skills, or in the visual or performing arts as required by KRS 157.230.

 

 

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify as a Gifted and Talented student in grades four through twelve, the following criteria shall be met in one of the Gifted and Talented categories: General Intellectual Ability, Specific Academic Aptitude, Creativity, Leadership/Psychosocial, and Visual or Performing Art.

    •  Anecdotal records
    • Checklist inventories (underachieving or disadvantaged)
    • Continuous Progress Data
    • Informal Assessment
    • Nominations   - self or petition
    • Referrals/Recommendation – Teacher
    • 9th Stanine on Comp. Test of Intellectual Ability
    • Behavioral Checklist Inventories
    • Collection of Evidence from Portfolios
    • High Performance on Intellectual Assessment
    • Nominations – Peer
    • Observation of Applied Advanced Reasoning Ability
    • Referrals/Recommendation – Parent
    • Student Awards or Critiques
    • Available Formal Test Data
    • Checklist Inventories of Behaviors Specific to Gifted Categories
    • Continuous Progress Data
    • Parent Interview or Questionnaire
    • Primary Review Committee Recommendation
    • Anecdotal Records
    • Collection of Evidence from Portfolios
    • Diagnostic Data (Screening Measure)
    • Petition System

Helpful Links

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Kentucky Department of Education

Gifted and Talented Resources 

Opportunities in Kentucky